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...latest police reports have taken into account the victim’s various retellings of the story and now claim that the incident in fact happened outside of Cambridge. Other details of the attack, including the surprisingly long amount of time it took the victim to realize that medical attention was needed, has also been questioned...
...With taxes representing nearly 80% of the price of every packet of cigarettes sold, why doesn't France legalize marijuana to claim a similar revenue slice? Because, as with tobacco and alcohol, cannabis sales are hottest among young people, who by developing the habit earlier will find kicking it harder to do. The French study found that nearly 50% of 17-year-olds reported having smoked dope at least once in their lives; nearly one third admitted having done so in the preceding month, and 16% cited regular or daily use. Average age for first use, meanwhile, is just over...
...understand the role that scripture plays in debates over the New Sanctuary Movement, it helps to be familiar with an insider term: prooftexting - the cherry-picking of Biblical quotations out of context in order to claim scriptural authority for a particular proposition...
...easiest of guests. The 61-year-old Russian exile, granted asylum by Britain in 2003, travels with personal bodyguards, as befits a man who has amassed great wealth and fierce enemies. The Russian government has petitioned Britain to extradite Berezovsky to face fraud charges, while some, claim Berezovsky, have in mind other ends for him. Scotland Yard confirmed on July 18 that a man was arrested last month on suspicion of conspiracy to murder and deported to Russia. Berezovsky said he was the target; according to the Sun newspaper, the hit man planned to shoot Berezovsky at the Hilton hotel...
...couldn't claim all the credit, of course; the strong global economy that spurred Britain's economy during his 10 years as Chancellor had little to do with Brown, for one thing. But Britain's longest-serving finance minister since the 1820s is owed at least some of the plaudits. For example, his bold decision to grant independence to the Bank of England in 1997 separated politics from the setting of interest rates, helping raise confidence in the U.K. economy and providing a backdrop for stable growth...